Company:X-Bow Systems
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Short description: American aerospace company
X-Bow Systems is a space company that produces solid rocket motors and small launch vehicles to be used in orbital and suborbital launch services.[1][2]
History
It was founded in 2016 and it is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The company has operations in New Mexico, California, Arizona, Alabama, Colorado, Texas, Maryland, Utah, and Washington D.C.[3]
On 27 July 2022, the company successfully launched the first of its Bolt Rocket.[4] In September 2023, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded X-Bow Systems a $17.8 million contract to demonstrate its technologies.[5]
References
- ↑ Erwin, Sandra (June 21, 2024). "X-Bow to develop solid rocket motors for U.S. Navy Standard missiles". https://spacenews.com/x-bow-to-develop-solid-rocket-motors-for-u-s-navy-standard-missiles/.
- ↑ Erwin, Sandra (April 8, 2024). "Pentagon ramps up investments in solid rocket motor suppliers to bolster domestic industry". https://spacenews.com/pentagon-ramps-up-investments-in-solid-rocket-motor-suppliers-to-bolster-domestic-industry/.
- ↑ Erwin, Sandra (July 10, 2024). "X-Bow raises $70 million to boost solid rocket motor production". https://spacenews.com/x-bow-raises-70-million-to-boost-solid-rocket-motor-production/.
- ↑ "X-Bow Systems Successfully Launches "Bolt" Rocket". July 27, 2022. https://spacenews.com/x-bow-systems-successfully-launches-bolt-rocket/.
- ↑ Erwin, Sandra (September 27, 2023). "X-Bow to demonstrate additive manufacturing of solid rocket motors for U.S. Air Force". https://spacenews.com/x-bow-to-demonstrate-additive-manufacturing-of-solid-rocket-motors-for-u-s-air-force/.
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